Newmai News Network Imphal | August 3 Nagas under the aegis of United Naga Council (UNC) observed mass prayer meetings in Naga areas of Manipur today for the early solution of the Naga political issue. Today’s prayer meetings coincided with the 3rd anniversary of the Framework Agreement signed between the Government of India and NSCN (IM).
The mass prayer programmes were held at the ‘tribe hoho’, church, village and even colony levels.
At Senapati Town, frontal organisations and ‘tribe hohos’ jointly organised the programme at Senapati Public Ground, where a large number of people participated. ‘Collective Leadership’ member of the NSCN (IM), Rev Puni addressed the gathering.
Frontal organisations of Ukhrul district also organised the programme at Ukhrul Town Hall. Various Naga leaders addressed the gathering and prayed for early settlement of the Naga political issue. In Chandel and Tamenglong too, frontal organisations and churches organised prayer programmes for the early solution of Naga political issue.
Reports said that prayer programmes were held in community halls and churches in the village levels in Naga areas under the UNC jurisdiction.
Speaking to Newmai News Network this evening, Gaidon Kamei, President of UNC, said that the “massive turn-out” of the Naga people to join the prayer programmes in “all the Naga areas” in Manipur have shown that the people are eagerly waiting for the solution. “It also showed that the Naga people are united in supporting the Naga peace process,” he said.
According to Gaidon, the Framework Agreement was signed based on the unique history and situation of the Nagas.
On August 3, 2015, the Government of India and the NSCN (IM) signed the Framework Agreement. Three years on, the talks are still going on. Both the NSCN (IM) and Government of India representatives have been saying for quite sometime now that the talks are in “advanced stage”.
